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eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> part of start wars history may vanish from the face of the earth. the set used to portray anniken skywalker's sand dune home will be buried. the 1970s era sets have already been over run by the dunes. for a last check on the weather let's get to lisa argen. >> let's give you a quick check across the nation. 80s portland and seattle with a cool down in the nation's midsection. 83 in st. louis with upper 70s in chicago and upper 70s in boston and new york with triple digit heat in dallas and phoenix where you expect it. back home we are look for a little bit of a cool down as we head toward the sacramento valley. just 89 there. mid-nineties return to yosemite. and we will look for a cool day along the coast. 62 in monterey with temperatures just in the upper 70s. much of the bay area and the state will be looking at cooler than average weather. here is a look at san jose. mid70s tomorrow. look what happens. dropping through the lower 70s through friday. it is going to take you into the weekend before we modify and warm up the temperatures. it is still
eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> part of start wars history may vanish from the face of the earth. the set used to portray anniken skywalker's sand dune home will be buried. the 1970s era sets have already been over run by the dunes. for a last check on the weather let's get to lisa argen. >> let's give you a quick check across the nation. 80s portland and seattle with a cool down in the nation's midsection. 83 in st. louis with upper 70s in chicago and upper 70s in boston and new...
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eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> part of start wars history may vanish from the face of the earth. the set used to portray anniken skywalker's sand dune home will be buried. the 1970s era sets have already been over run by the dunes. for a last check on the weather let's get to lisa argen. >> let's give you a quick check across the nation. 80s portland and seattle with a cool down in the nation's midsection. 83 in st. louis with upper 70s in chicago and upper 70s in boston and new york with triple digit heat in dallas and phoenix where you expect it. back home we are look for a little bit of a cool down as we head toward the sacramento valley. just 89 there. mid-nineties return to yosemite. and we will look for a cool day along the coast. 62 in monterey with temperatures just in the upper 70s. much of the bay area and the state will be looking at cooler than average weather. here is a look at san jose. mid70s tomorrow. look what happens. dropping through the lower 70s through friday. it is going to take you into the weekend before we modify and warm up the temperatures. it is still
eric thomas, abc7 news. >>> part of start wars history may vanish from the face of the earth. the set used to portray anniken skywalker's sand dune home will be buried. the 1970s era sets have already been over run by the dunes. for a last check on the weather let's get to lisa argen. >> let's give you a quick check across the nation. 80s portland and seattle with a cool down in the nation's midsection. 83 in st. louis with upper 70s in chicago and upper 70s in boston and new...
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i'm eric thomas. caltrans says the work on the bay bridge is on schedule for it to open tuesday morning. this is the toll plaza closed to traffic, kind of eerily quiet there. only caltrans vehicles or contractor vehicles are allowed. crews are e repaving the area. the new road service on the upper deck is finished, the lower deck is half done. construction workers say it will improve traffic especially in wet conditions and it will last longer. >>> let's see how the friday morning traffic is going with leyla gulen. >> as we look towards the san mateo bridge, looking a little busy. 20 minutes will get you from hayward into foster city. castro valley, if you need to make it to nimitz from 238, not too bad the nimitz has improved. our oakland maze, the drive along i-80 toward 580, traffic funneling well there. of course you can't get onto the bay bridge, a transition road, but 14 minutes from highway 4 so decent. eric? >> thank you very much. when we come back, meteorologist mike or how to find big savin
i'm eric thomas. caltrans says the work on the bay bridge is on schedule for it to open tuesday morning. this is the toll plaza closed to traffic, kind of eerily quiet there. only caltrans vehicles or contractor vehicles are allowed. crews are e repaving the area. the new road service on the upper deck is finished, the lower deck is half done. construction workers say it will improve traffic especially in wet conditions and it will last longer. >>> let's see how the friday morning...
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i'm eric thomas. san diego police are investigating a triple shooting that left one man dead last night. the shooter fired from outside through the window of the restaurant. three people inside were hit. one man died, the other two are expected to survive. no word on suspects or a motive for shooting. >>> breaking news, united airlines flight from london to san francisco is being diverted. an incident forced the pilot to return to london's heathrow airport. a spokesperson at sfo says it's nonemergency due to mechanical issues. >>> ghoul dpleyla gulen has the. >> grave injuries that occurred on auto mall parkway between a big rig that jumped the median and hit another vehicle. one person was transported to the trauma unit. westbound traffic is going to be shut down at fremont boulevard for the next two hours. you're going to want to use mission boulevard instead. er eric? >> thank y >>> good morning. till 11:00 th ♪ as long as i got my suit and tie ♪ >>> there's justin timberlake. big album, blockb
i'm eric thomas. san diego police are investigating a triple shooting that left one man dead last night. the shooter fired from outside through the window of the restaurant. three people inside were hit. one man died, the other two are expected to survive. no word on suspects or a motive for shooting. >>> breaking news, united airlines flight from london to san francisco is being diverted. an incident forced the pilot to return to london's heathrow airport. a spokesperson at sfo says...
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i'm eric thomas. police in santa clara are warning women about a spread at santa clara university. investigators are are looking for a man resembling this sketch. the attack happened early wednesday morning after midnight less than a block from the hut bar. the victim was walking on sherman street when a man grabbed her from behind, pushed her into the bushes. she was able to get away and call for help. here's the commute with leyla gulen. >>> san jose, northbound 101, earlier accident before tully is clear. you can see the residual backup to capital expressway. 87 not much better of a commute for you there as you make your way northbound. with a muni delay, the outbound 12 because of an earlier accident at sampson and washington, rolling delay there. >> when we come >>> a look at the small craft advisory. we have some breezes on the bay that will go into the delta, 15 to 25 knots 2:00 to 9:00 this afternoon. stepping out, it's great in most areas. inland areas seeing sunshine. temperatures in the 50s
i'm eric thomas. police in santa clara are warning women about a spread at santa clara university. investigators are are looking for a man resembling this sketch. the attack happened early wednesday morning after midnight less than a block from the hut bar. the victim was walking on sherman street when a man grabbed her from behind, pushed her into the bushes. she was able to get away and call for help. here's the commute with leyla gulen. >>> san jose, northbound 101, earlier accident...
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i'm eric thomas. after the clouds burn off this morning a red-flag warning will be in effect for much of the bay area until early wednesday morning due to dry conditions and the threat of lightning strikes. local fire officials say they're concerned about the potential for fire starting and flames spreading quickly. authorities are also ready to bring in additional resources to fight any fires that break out. right now, more than 5,000 firefighters are battling ten wildfires throughout the state including one in butte county that's currently threatening 400 structures. >>> let's get a check on the monday morning commute. here's leyla gulen. >> back to school for a lot of children this morning. we are seeing plenty of traffic. not too many crashes but we have a brand-new one northbound side of 280 coming up on highway 17. it's blocking a lane. you can see what it's doing to this backup. we've got bumper to bumper traffic coming almost away from 101 as you head into park moore. does start to ease up fro
i'm eric thomas. after the clouds burn off this morning a red-flag warning will be in effect for much of the bay area until early wednesday morning due to dry conditions and the threat of lightning strikes. local fire officials say they're concerned about the potential for fire starting and flames spreading quickly. authorities are also ready to bring in additional resources to fight any fires that break out. right now, more than 5,000 firefighters are battling ten wildfires throughout the...
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i'm eric thomas. we continue with developing news out of danville where police are investigating a car crash that left one teenager dead and two others injured. it happened on el captain near claridge avenue before 9:00 last night when their car slammed into a tree. one passenger died at the hospital. the driver and other passenger are in the hospital listed in stable condition this morning. one has a broken leg, the other broken ribs. investigators do not think that drugs or alcohol were involved, but they are looking into whether speed was factor in the deadly crash. >>> a check of the commute with leyla gulen. >> a crash in antioch is block toing one lane along the westbound side of highway 4 at eighth street. slow traffic out of antioch into pittsburgh as we head right into san leandro, san lorenzo, southbound side of 880, a crash involving a motorcycle. also blocking one lane. very heavy traffic bumper to bumper as you come right past 238. eric? >> leyla, thank you very much. >>> welcome back. it
i'm eric thomas. we continue with developing news out of danville where police are investigating a car crash that left one teenager dead and two others injured. it happened on el captain near claridge avenue before 9:00 last night when their car slammed into a tree. one passenger died at the hospital. the driver and other passenger are in the hospital listed in stable condition this morning. one has a broken leg, the other broken ribs. investigators do not think that drugs or alcohol were...
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i'm eric thomas. wednesday night, the bridge shuts down to prepare for a new eastern span after labor day. contractors will align both ends of the new span with interstate 80. crews will install traffic barriers and stripe the new lanes. contract workers will complete the westbound lanes from the toll plaza to the new bridge before it opens on tuesday, september 3rd. an extra fastrak lane for the new span was added over the weekend. let's see how it is getting around this morning. here's leyla gulen. >>> enjoy it while you've got it. we have this accident. it will be southbound side of 680 into pleasant hill. just a little farther to the north at willow pass, we have an accident out there. very heavy conditions on 680 as you make it into walnut creek as we take a look right now at your drive time traffic, 580 and 4, both looking very heavy there in the westbound direction. eric? >> thank you very much. when we come back, meteorologist >>> good monday morning. most of us in the low to mid-60s, except f
i'm eric thomas. wednesday night, the bridge shuts down to prepare for a new eastern span after labor day. contractors will align both ends of the new span with interstate 80. crews will install traffic barriers and stripe the new lanes. contract workers will complete the westbound lanes from the toll plaza to the new bridge before it opens on tuesday, september 3rd. an extra fastrak lane for the new span was added over the weekend. let's see how it is getting around this morning. here's leyla...
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join eric thomas and kristen sze at 4:00 a&m tomorrow for abc7 morning news. >> new tonight at 9:00, friends and family are mourning two teenagers killed in an overnight accident in san jose. candles were left at crash site this evening. they say car with five teenagers inside crashed into a tree before midnight. 19-year-old driver and 16-year-old passenger died. they have not yet been identified. one person was ejected from the car. he and two others are in the hospital and expected to survive. speed was likely a factor in the crash. they are investigating if alcohol had anything to do with it. >> we're hearing tonight from the horseback riders credited to helping find a teen in the back country of idaho. they school bus driver hannah anderson yesterday. her suspected kidnapper died after being shot by agents. search for anderson and dimaggio zeroed in wilderness after a group of horseback riders saw them on wednesday. >> these people did not want to talk to us whatsoever. i said to the girl, i said don't you know there is fish in there, kind of joking. at we turned to ride away, sh
join eric thomas and kristen sze at 4:00 a&m tomorrow for abc7 morning news. >> new tonight at 9:00, friends and family are mourning two teenagers killed in an overnight accident in san jose. candles were left at crash site this evening. they say car with five teenagers inside crashed into a tree before midnight. 19-year-old driver and 16-year-old passenger died. they have not yet been identified. one person was ejected from the car. he and two others are in the hospital and expected...
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anchors eric thomas and traffic reporterer will be keeping a close eye on the morning commute for you especially if there is a strike. it all starts at 4:00 a.m. >>> people with respiratory problems are being told to stay inside because of a garbage fire. crews are tackling the fire at the transfer station. it has been contained but fire crews will continue digging through the trash looking for hot spots to put out. >>> traffic back to normal after a bomb squad responded to a call of a suspicious device near mason. police told people to shelter in place while they checked out the device. it was detonated. streets reopened before 9:00. the bomb squad tells us the device was not explosive. >>> developing news in oakland where investigators are trying to find clues into the city's 58th homicide of the year. just after 6:00 tonight officers found one man dead at the scene. police have yet to say if anyone else was injured and released few details. >>> more shocking details revealed in the case of two lake county men charged with sexualu. they both pleaded not guilty to the charges which i
anchors eric thomas and traffic reporterer will be keeping a close eye on the morning commute for you especially if there is a strike. it all starts at 4:00 a.m. >>> people with respiratory problems are being told to stay inside because of a garbage fire. crews are tackling the fire at the transfer station. it has been contained but fire crews will continue digging through the trash looking for hot spots to put out. >>> traffic back to normal after a bomb squad responded to a...
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with the morning news anchors eric thomas and kristen sze. >>> in other our developing story, u.s. embassies across the mideast are being slammed shut tonight because what is being called a very active terror plot by al-qaeda. they confirm the terrorist group is planning a massive attack against the u.s. the target is unclear. homeland security is also beefing up presence at airports and train stations and other travel hubs. san francisco police department says they are aware of the state department's terror alert status. they are monitoring various areas of the city and determine if additional resources are necessary. there is increased scrutiny of visitors coming into the united states. these latest measures have been implemented out of an abundance of caution. >> al-qaeda and arabian peninsula is biggest threat to the homeland. they still talk about hitting the west and hitting the homeland. their expertise is chemical explosives, hitting the aviation sector as we saw with the underwear bomber. we are on high state of alert. >>> police say if you see something suspicious, don't
with the morning news anchors eric thomas and kristen sze. >>> in other our developing story, u.s. embassies across the mideast are being slammed shut tonight because what is being called a very active terror plot by al-qaeda. they confirm the terrorist group is planning a massive attack against the u.s. the target is unclear. homeland security is also beefing up presence at airports and train stations and other travel hubs. san francisco police department says they are aware of the...
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join us for live coverage tomorrow morning starting at 4 9:00 with abc7 news anchors eric thomas and kristen. >> new, passengers on a flight to australia will be put on another flight today after their plane was forced to make an unexpected landing at sfo because of an everything failure. it took off with 342 people on board just before midnight last night. it was bound for sidney but force it had to return to sfo just minutes into the flight after one of its four engines failed. no word yet on the cause. >>> developing news from southern california. one person is dead and 11 others have been hurt after a driver hit a crowd of people at the venice beach boardwalk in los angeles. authorities say the dark-coloured sedan you see here drove on to the board walk and into the crowd just after 6 9:00 yesterday evening. witnesses said the driver seemed to be purposely aiming for them. >> he just drove and took that left turn down the center of the boardwalk and just started driving and bodies were scattering and bodies were flying in the air and people were screaming. it was absolute mayhem.
join us for live coverage tomorrow morning starting at 4 9:00 with abc7 news anchors eric thomas and kristen. >> new, passengers on a flight to australia will be put on another flight today after their plane was forced to make an unexpected landing at sfo because of an everything failure. it took off with 342 people on board just before midnight last night. it was bound for sidney but force it had to return to sfo just minutes into the flight after one of its four engines failed. no word...
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anchors kristen sze and eric thomas and traffic reporter will be on half an hour early on monday on abc7 morning news. >> new at 9:00 a double-decker tour bus with tourists on board that caught fire in san francisco this evening, the engine compartment suddenly exploded in flames around 6:00. it happened near the waterfront on broadway street near front. all the tourists on board were able to get out safely along with the bus driver. witnesses said they heard a loud boom and saw flames shooting out of the back of the bus. fire department managed to put the fire out quickly. no word on what caused it. >> family and friends of a missing oakland girl handed out fliers on the would month's anniversary of the child's disappearance. the father says she was taken from the back seat of his car while he went to a convenience store. the family focused on the alameda beach area. >>> coroner officials say they will wait until next week to confirm whether a body found in vacaville is that of sandra koch. she was last seen with paroled sex offender. one was arrested on parole violation. they are calli
anchors kristen sze and eric thomas and traffic reporter will be on half an hour early on monday on abc7 morning news. >> new at 9:00 a double-decker tour bus with tourists on board that caught fire in san francisco this evening, the engine compartment suddenly exploded in flames around 6:00. it happened near the waterfront on broadway street near front. all the tourists on board were able to get out safely along with the bus driver. witnesses said they heard a loud boom and saw flames...
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anchors eric thomas and traffic reporterer will be keeping a close eye on the morning commute for you especially if there is a strike. it all starts at >>> people with respiratory problems are being told to stay inside because of a garbage fire. crews are tackling the fire a a the transfer station. it has been contained but fire e trash looking for digging hot spots to put out. >>> traffic back to normal after a bomb squad responded to a call of a suspicious device near mason. police told people to shelter in place while they checked out the device. it was detonated. streets reopened before 9:00. the bomb squad tells us the device was not explosive. >>> developing news in oakland where investigators are trying to find clues into the city's 58th homicide of the year. just after 6:00 tonight officers found one man dead at the scene. police have yet to say if anyone else was injured and released few details. >>> more shocking details revealed in the case of two lake county men charged with sexually assaulting and inflaming a teen. they both pleaded not guilty to the charges which include
anchors eric thomas and traffic reporterer will be keeping a close eye on the morning commute for you especially if there is a strike. it all starts at >>> people with respiratory problems are being told to stay inside because of a garbage fire. crews are tackling the fire a a the transfer station. it has been contained but fire e trash looking for digging hot spots to put out. >>> traffic back to normal after a bomb squad responded to a call of a suspicious device near mason....
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good morning, i am eric thomas. >> we have coverage of the bart threat. matt kellerer is in san francisco where the mayor and the governor's top gunner monitoring the situation. >> we start with abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield in oakland with the latest on the negotiations. >> bart's chief negotiator is inside behind closed doors with the boards -- boards of directors and is asking for a status report to hear from both sides. >> we should be in a situation where we are close to an agreement. i wish i could say we are. i don't think we are. >> the status of negotiations straight from a union negotiator to the bart board. the board will get a briefing from bart management in closed session but the public comment session was full of union leaders and pro union groups who had nothing nice to say how the negotiations have been conducted. >> in the contracts this is my 7th i have been involved in, i can honestly say this is by far the most disappointing, the worst experience. >> outside the meeting we asked for reaction from bart. >> it is frustrating. there
good morning, i am eric thomas. >> we have coverage of the bart threat. matt kellerer is in san francisco where the mayor and the governor's top gunner monitoring the situation. >> we start with abc7 news reporter amy hollyfield in oakland with the latest on the negotiations. >> bart's chief negotiator is inside behind closed doors with the boards -- boards of directors and is asking for a status report to hear from both sides. >> we should be in a situation where we are...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. police were called to the scene just after 4:30 this morning and homicide investigators are there right now looking for clues. we're live on fruitvale avenue with the latest. amy? reporter: behind me you can see the police car in front of the home, which is tucked back away from this street. and then if you look over here you can see where flowers have been left by a neighbor for their neighbors. neighbors tell us they don't think this is a home invasion. they are not feeling nervous for their safety at this time. they suspect this was a mercy killing of a disabled woman and then the suicide of a terminally ill elderly man. police got the call at 4:30 this morning to come to the home where they found two people inside, who had been shot and killed. word is starting to spread throughout the neighborhood. one woman we talked to, i irene said the man who lived her was in his 80s and a friendly neighbor. >> we have lived here 25 years and his house is a bunch of those back to his house. s
. >> i'm eric thomas. police were called to the scene just after 4:30 this morning and homicide investigators are there right now looking for clues. we're live on fruitvale avenue with the latest. amy? reporter: behind me you can see the police car in front of the home, which is tucked back away from this street. and then if you look over here you can see where flowers have been left by a neighbor for their neighbors. neighbors tell us they don't think this is a home invasion. they are...
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anchors eric thomas and traffic reporterer will be keeping a close eye on the morning commute for you especially if there is a strike. it all starts at 4:00 a.m. >>> people with respiratory problems are being told to stay inside because of a garbage fire. crews are tackling the fire at the transfer station. it has been contained but fire crews will continue digging through the trash looking for hot spots to put out. >>> traffic back to normal after a bomb squad responded to a call of a suspicious device near mason. police told people to shelter in place while they checked out the device. it was detonated. streets reopened before 9:00. the bomb squad tells us the device was not explosive. >>> developing news in oakland where investigators are trying to find clues into the city's 58th homicide of the year. just after 6:00 tonight officers found one man dead at the scene. police have yet to say if anyone else was injured and released few details. >>> more shocking details revealed in the case of two lake county men charged with sexually assaulting and inflaming a teen. they both pleaded
anchors eric thomas and traffic reporterer will be keeping a close eye on the morning commute for you especially if there is a strike. it all starts at 4:00 a.m. >>> people with respiratory problems are being told to stay inside because of a garbage fire. crews are tackling the fire at the transfer station. it has been contained but fire crews will continue digging through the trash looking for hot spots to put out. >>> traffic back to normal after a bomb squad responded to a...
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good morning, i'm eric thomas. >> i'm cheryl jennings. that fast-moving out of control wildfire that has burned into yosemite forest. the rim fire is 105,000 acres in size and is only 2% contained. >> more than 2,000 fire personnel are on the job. more bay area fire crews are headed that way in the next few hours to help in the firefight. it's all hands on deck. >> i heard it's burning in basically all directions, meaning 360 degrees. >> six engines will leave today, 22 firefighters volunteered for the assignment. >> each year they sign up and take the wild land training. we will be careful up there. >> the teams will be gone at least 5 to 10 days. this is what awaits them. a fastmoving fire in steep and rugged terrain. >> there are areas where crews can't even access because of the terra terrain. >> the fire is now burning inside the border of yosemite forest. the massive fire has forced hundreds to evacuate the area. leaving was voluntary until now. flames are threatening about 4,500 structures. >> it's freaky to see it this close. the
good morning, i'm eric thomas. >> i'm cheryl jennings. that fast-moving out of control wildfire that has burned into yosemite forest. the rim fire is 105,000 acres in size and is only 2% contained. >> more than 2,000 fire personnel are on the job. more bay area fire crews are headed that way in the next few hours to help in the firefight. it's all hands on deck. >> i heard it's burning in basically all directions, meaning 360 degrees. >> six engines will leave today, 22...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. first up, a check on the weather. that red flag fire danger continues today, mike. >> absolutely. here's an update. thank you very much. yeah, all the areas in red, the western slope, the northern mountains, even our higher elevations until 11:00, the santa cruz mountains and the diablo range in the east bay hill until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. the north bay, so you can see the threat will be moving north as we head through the day. here's mendocino county. you see cloverdale. that's where our best radar returns are popping up. as you go back in time, the last six hours nearly sa,000 lightning strikes around the bay area. and also out over the ocean. in fact, we have video to show you. here's video from our emeryville camera. high-definition emeryville camera with san francisco in the background. can you see the lightning strikes. look how -- yeah, isn't that gorgeous? they're just natural beauty to me in what you're watching there. absolutely love it. you can see the multiple strikes c that lasted for about four hours
. >> i'm eric thomas. first up, a check on the weather. that red flag fire danger continues today, mike. >> absolutely. here's an update. thank you very much. yeah, all the areas in red, the western slope, the northern mountains, even our higher elevations until 11:00, the santa cruz mountains and the diablo range in the east bay hill until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. the north bay, so you can see the threat will be moving north as we head through the day. here's mendocino county. you...
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i'm eric thomas. fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire that melted a carport and destroyed six cars aw flames 0 to 30 feet in the air from a block away and were concerned about flames spreading to nearby homes. the intense heat damaged two nearby sheds but no homes were damaged. several neighbors blamed one resident for the fire, saying he was the only one to but pull his pickup truck out before the fire engulfed the carport. that resident says he was trying to put the fire out. >>> find out where the traffic fires are on the road this morning. leyla gulen. >> started off a very busy start. we're seeing crashes all over the place and very heavy delays. looks like things have started to ease up just a bit. we are seeing that usual bit of slowing on the southbound nimitz through hayward. we also have an outbound metro delay at the station. b.a.r.t., caltrains, everything running on time. >> when we come back, meteorol >>> good morning. we have clear sky up north. look at that t
i'm eric thomas. fire investigators are trying to figure out what started a fire that melted a carport and destroyed six cars aw flames 0 to 30 feet in the air from a block away and were concerned about flames spreading to nearby homes. the intense heat damaged two nearby sheds but no homes were damaged. several neighbors blamed one resident for the fire, saying he was the only one to but pull his pickup truck out before the fire engulfed the carport. that resident says he was trying to put the...
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. >> we will check the forecast, i am eric thomas. >> it is very humid so a frizzy hair day. to miles visibility at half moon bay and a lost that is drizzle. everyone looks like they have de
. >> we will check the forecast, i am eric thomas. >> it is very humid so a frizzy hair day. to miles visibility at half moon bay and a lost that is drizzle. everyone looks like they have de
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i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. we begin with the fire danger in the bay area and across northern california. right now, a red flag warning is in effect. amy hollyfield joins us from the fire station in sunol with the precautions fire crews are taking. amy? >> reporter: ama, they are gearing up at cal stations like this one because of the dry conditions. but also because of the threat
i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. we begin with the fire danger in the bay area and across northern california. right now, a red flag warning is in effect. amy hollyfield joins us from the fire station in sunol with the precautions fire crews are taking. amy? >> reporter: ama, they are gearing up at cal stations like this one because of the dry conditions. but also because of the threat
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i'm eric thomas. drivers near the oakland coliseum can expect to see bill boards asking any information the public can provide in the disappearance of daphney webb. she disappeared six weeks ago today. her family hopes someone will see her picture and contact oakland police with any information about her whereabouts. >>> mike has the forecast. >> good news. live doppler 7-hd pretty quiet right now, temperatures running in the 50s to low 60s. we still have that high fire danger in the north bay from now all the way until 3:00 tomorrow morning because of thunderstorms. temperatures mainly in the 70s and 80s today. it will be a little warmer friday. leyla? >>> all right, and we do have a sigalert now. use alternate routes to avoid this incident along highway 12 if you're heading along in the east and westbound direction, we have lanes blocked due to an injury accident involving a dump truck. a head-on crash. you can see all the red causing de ♪ i'm glad you came [ cheers and applause ] >>> and good mor
i'm eric thomas. drivers near the oakland coliseum can expect to see bill boards asking any information the public can provide in the disappearance of daphney webb. she disappeared six weeks ago today. her family hopes someone will see her picture and contact oakland police with any information about her whereabouts. >>> mike has the forecast. >> good news. live doppler 7-hd pretty quiet right now, temperatures running in the 50s to low 60s. we still have that high fire danger in...
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i'm eric thomas. look who made a return engagement. i guess we didn't scare her off. >> no, you didn't. >> let's talk weather right now. once again, the return of high fire danger. here's mike. >> thank you very much. nice to see both of you. good morning, everybody. nice to see you. here's a look at our radar. notice how quiet it is compared to yesterday. our closest thunderstorms well offshore by at least 135 miles. and guess what? they're moving away from us. but they do have a lot of lightning. 174 strikes over just the last hour. all right. back here at home, we'll go back six hours. you can see some of the thunder that rumbled through the east bay, the south bay, lower sections of the peninsula. all that has moved on. so we still do have a high fire danger, it's going to be mainly around the diablo range, the santa cruz mountains and into the north bay. it could possibly be around until tomorrow afternoon we'll talk more about our thunderstorm chances. we're out the door pretty quiet here. how about traffic? >> not too quiet. unf
i'm eric thomas. look who made a return engagement. i guess we didn't scare her off. >> no, you didn't. >> let's talk weather right now. once again, the return of high fire danger. here's mike. >> thank you very much. nice to see both of you. good morning, everybody. nice to see you. here's a look at our radar. notice how quiet it is compared to yesterday. our closest thunderstorms well offshore by at least 135 miles. and guess what? they're moving away from us. but they do...
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i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm anna in for kristen. >> we have a red flag warning out there, mike. >> yeah, we do. a high fire danger because of an unusual occurrence for us this time of the year. we have a chance of thunderstorms. so good news right now, live doppler 7 hd showing no organized areas of thunderstorms. those are off in the mountains an that's where they're staying right now. in fact, we're probably at our best point for not having anything blow up. look at the relative humidity. it's all pretty high, above 78%. the winds are fairly calm right now to about 8 miles per hour. so this is all going to change this afternoon. the humidity is going to drop. the winds are going to pick up. the thunderstorms are going to develop. and all of the areas you see in red, which is pretty much all of the north bay except for the coast, most of the higher elevation, santa cruz mountains, diablo range, up towards mount diablo, that's where we have the high fire danger. ama? >> thank you. >>> with the red flag warning in effect, firefighters say they're bracing for potential fires right here at
i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm anna in for kristen. >> we have a red flag warning out there, mike. >> yeah, we do. a high fire danger because of an unusual occurrence for us this time of the year. we have a chance of thunderstorms. so good news right now, live doppler 7 hd showing no organized areas of thunderstorms. those are off in the mountains an that's where they're staying right now. in fact, we're probably at our best point for not having anything blow up. look at the...
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. >> i'm eric thomas. first up, a check on the weather. that red flag fire danger continues today, mike. >> absolutely. here's an update. thank you very much. yeah, all the areas in red, the western slope, the northern mountains, even our higher elevations until 11:00, the santa cruz mountains and the diablo range in the east bay hill until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. the north bay, so you can see the threat will be moving north as we head through the day. here's mendocino county. you see cloverdale. that's where our best radar returns are popping up. as you go back in time, the last six hours nearly sa,000 lightning strikes around the bay area. and also out over the ce
. >> i'm eric thomas. first up, a check on the weather. that red flag fire danger continues today, mike. >> absolutely. here's an update. thank you very much. yeah, all the areas in red, the western slope, the northern mountains, even our higher elevations until 11:00, the santa cruz mountains and the diablo range in the east bay hill until 5:00 tomorrow afternoon. the north bay, so you can see the threat will be moving north as we head through the day. here's mendocino county. you...
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tonight eric thomas takes a look at y it's america's longest war and in many ways frustrating. >> when driven out of kabul, and their military forces were deveeted it would have been a good time to leave. >> that happened a decade ago. we did not leave. he's a former green beret and an expert in fighting insurgency says nation building was difficult. >> helping set up television stations this is you're talking about lifting society. where most don't have access to electricity. >> in iraq david petraeus ran a classic campaign. supporting the government, protecting populus and paying insurgents to lay down arms. that is not the way things worked in afghanistan. >> by my count we've had 11 u.s. commanders in afghanistan during 12 years at war. >> retired army general would know about that. and commanded forces from 2003 to 2005. >> no business could survive that kind of turn over. we're doing this in the middle of a war. >> u.s. forces have now taken up a support role letting afghan forces find and diffuse bombs most troops supposed to be out of the country by the end of next year leaving
tonight eric thomas takes a look at y it's america's longest war and in many ways frustrating. >> when driven out of kabul, and their military forces were deveeted it would have been a good time to leave. >> that happened a decade ago. we did not leave. he's a former green beret and an expert in fighting insurgency says nation building was difficult. >> helping set up television stations this is you're talking about lifting society. where most don't have access to electricity....
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anchors eric thomas and traffic reporters will keep an eye on the morning commute for you. all start agent 4:00 a.m. on the abc 7 morning news. and one more note. we're going to take a look at technology now available to let you perhaps skip the commute a redwood city man convicted of killing a poodle has been sentenced to three years probation admitting hitting the toy poodle with a brick last march saying he was tired of the dog coming on to his property. the poodle had to be euthanized. >> the u.s. supreme court ordered california to release thousands of state inmates because prisons are overcrowded. the governor has been fighting to stop it but has run out of options. plenty of people have serious concerns. >> despite pleas that the prison population can not be reduced with outleting out dangerous felons u.s. supreme court refused to stop it's release order to ease overcrowding. the ruling in a decades old case is a victory for inmates claiming the health care behind bars fails to meet constitutional standards causing needless suffer and death. >> overcrowding stands in
anchors eric thomas and traffic reporters will keep an eye on the morning commute for you. all start agent 4:00 a.m. on the abc 7 morning news. and one more note. we're going to take a look at technology now available to let you perhaps skip the commute a redwood city man convicted of killing a poodle has been sentenced to three years probation admitting hitting the toy poodle with a brick last march saying he was tired of the dog coming on to his property. the poodle had to be euthanized....
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anchors eric thomas and traffic reporters will keep an eye on the morning commute for you. all start agent 4:00 a.m. on the abc 7 morning news. and one more note. we're going to take a look at technology now available to let you perhaps skip the commute a redwood city man convicted of killing a poodle has been sentenced to three years probation admitting hitting the toy poodle with a brick last march saying he was tired of the dog coming on to his property. the poodle had to be euthanized. >> the u.s. supreme court ordered california to release thousands of state inmates because prisons are overcrowded. the governor has been fighting to stop it but has run out of options. plenty of people have serious concerns. >> despite pleas that the prison population can not be reduced with outleting out dangerous felons u.s. supreme court refused to stop it's release order to ease overcrowding. the ruling in a decades old case is a victory for inmates claiming the health care behind bars fails to meet constitutional standards causing needless suffer and death. >> overcrowding stands in
anchors eric thomas and traffic reporters will keep an eye on the morning commute for you. all start agent 4:00 a.m. on the abc 7 morning news. and one more note. we're going to take a look at technology now available to let you perhaps skip the commute a redwood city man convicted of killing a poodle has been sentenced to three years probation admitting hitting the toy poodle with a brick last march saying he was tired of the dog coming on to his property. the poodle had to be euthanized....
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morning news eric thomas and kristen sze and traffic reporter will be on a half-hour earlier than usual that is monday at 4:00 a.m. on abc7 morning news. >> we have assembled a range of resources for you in case of a bart strike. download our exclusive traffic app for free on apple's app store. >> this morning in san francisco police are investigating a stabbing that left one person fighting for their life. it happened near the intersection of 22nd and folsom. one victim has life-threatening injuries. the other people were not seriously wounded. they got a call of a group of people fighting around a liquor store. they did arrest one suspect. >>> in developing news, possible progress in the search for a missing only mother and criminal defense investigator. they found a body in the same area where they were searching for sandra koch. >> search crews discovered a female body in unincorporated vacaville in looking for sandra koch from oakland. the body was found within the search grid in an rural area west of i-80. she was last seen sunday evening with parole sex offender randy alana. poli
morning news eric thomas and kristen sze and traffic reporter will be on a half-hour earlier than usual that is monday at 4:00 a.m. on abc7 morning news. >> we have assembled a range of resources for you in case of a bart strike. download our exclusive traffic app for free on apple's app store. >> this morning in san francisco police are investigating a stabbing that left one person fighting for their life. it happened near the intersection of 22nd and folsom. one victim has...
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eric thomas and kristin we have will ob a half hour earlier than usual on the abc 7 morning news. >> the man accused of killing a woman and her son is dead. police shot and killed 40-year-old james dimaggio in idaho late this afternoon. the young girl was found, live and will soon be reunited with her father. we have the details. >> a six-day manhunt from san diego to idaho for a 40-year-old double murder subject and the girl he allegedly abducted, hannah anderson, is over. >> during an arrest attempt at the north end of moorhead lake in idaho, the suspect james lee dimaggio was shot and killed by an fbi tactical agent. hannah was successfully rescue and appears in pretty good shape. >> a homicide suspect in a very rugged area and we have a 16-year-old girl we wanted to bring home safely. we wanted it to end safely and wanted her home. that's what happened. >> 200 specially trained officers penetrated the terrain called the river of no return wilderness to find dimaggio and the teen after hikers spotted them there on wednesday, three days after dimaggio allegedly killed her 8-year-ol
eric thomas and kristin we have will ob a half hour earlier than usual on the abc 7 morning news. >> the man accused of killing a woman and her son is dead. police shot and killed 40-year-old james dimaggio in idaho late this afternoon. the young girl was found, live and will soon be reunited with her father. we have the details. >> a six-day manhunt from san diego to idaho for a 40-year-old double murder subject and the girl he allegedly abducted, hannah anderson, is over. >>...
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. >>> good morning, i'm eric thomas. new details this morning involving a large marijuana grow in hayward discovered when firefighters responded to a house fire. neighbors called the fire department around 7:30 last night when they saw smoke coming from the garage. no one was home so crews forced their way in. they put out the fire and found the three-bedroom house filled with about 200 pot plants. you could see some of them in the garage. investigators believe arcing wires from an overloaded electric meter started the fire. authorities are confiscating the plants and looking for people growing them. an update on the thursday morning commute. here is sue hall. >> good morning. we do have a situation with a sig alert in oakland on oak, big rig off to the shoulder. it is carrying 60,000 pounds of gravel. they need to remove that gravel. major delays at this time, atmosphere least another couple hours. use 580 if you can. on the san mateo bridge, an accident on the highrise coming down into the foster city area. you can see
. >>> good morning, i'm eric thomas. new details this morning involving a large marijuana grow in hayward discovered when firefighters responded to a house fire. neighbors called the fire department around 7:30 last night when they saw smoke coming from the garage. no one was home so crews forced their way in. they put out the fire and found the three-bedroom house filled with about 200 pot plants. you could see some of them in the garage. investigators believe arcing wires from an...
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eric thomas and kristen sze will be on the air starting at 4:00 a.m. with a look at traffic. we put together several resources at abc7news.com. download our exclusive abc7 waze traffic app. for up-to-the-minute developments on contract negotiations and commute, follow us on twitter at "abc 7 news" bay area. >> now the latest search, sandra koch has not been seen since. authorities found a body along cherry grand road near vacaville. at this moment we do not know whether it is sand drasmt here is the latest from vic lee. >> reporter: the bad news came around 2:30 this afternoon. police nfd that searchers from contra costa county had located a body on the east side of interstate 80 across the highway from lagoon valley park. >> we have confirmed that a body has been located. the body is a female. we are waiting official confirmation on the identity of the body. >> police cordoned off the roadway and started processing the crime scene as they begin winding down the search in operations that begin in vallejo last night. >> police, f.b.i. and search and rescue teams had searched a
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join us monday morning at 4:00 with eric thomas and kristin. >>> breaking news from southern california. one person is dead and 11 others hurt after a driver hit a crowd of people at the venice beach boardwalk in los angeles this evening. a dark-colored sedan drove on to the the boardwalk in to a crowd of people just after 6:00. the driver seemed to be purposely aiming for them. the suspect may have turned himself in. >> all i can tell you is he is with our investigators at this time in the city of santa monica. whether this is the same individual that allegedly walked in or turned himself in to the santa monica police department i don't know that for certain but it is possible it is one and the same. >> the suspect's car was recovered in santa monica. >>> new details. police say a 19-year-old student was shot to death by a bullet meant for someone else. the passenger woman was a passenger in a car. someone outside of the car opened fire. the student died an hour later becoming the city's 30th homicide victim this year. the driver of the car is not considered a suspect. >>> three gunsho
join us monday morning at 4:00 with eric thomas and kristin. >>> breaking news from southern california. one person is dead and 11 others hurt after a driver hit a crowd of people at the venice beach boardwalk in los angeles this evening. a dark-colored sedan drove on to the the boardwalk in to a crowd of people just after 6:00. the driver seemed to be purposely aiming for them. the suspect may have turned himself in. >> all i can tell you is he is with our investigators at this...
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eric thomas and kristin we have will ob a half hour earlier than usual on the abc 7 morning news. >> the man accused of killing a woman and her son is dead. police shot and killed 40-year-old james dimaggio in idaho late this afternoon. the young girl was found, live and will soon be reunited with her father. we have the details. >> a six-day manhunt from san diego to idaho for a 40-year-old double murder subject and the girl he allegedly abducted, hannah anderson, is over. >> during an arrest attempt at the north end of moorhead lake in idaho, the suspect james lee dimaggio was shot and killed by an fbi tactical agent. hannah was successfully rescue and appears in pretty good shape. >> a homicide suspect in a very rugged area and we have a 16-year-old girl we wanted to bring home safely. we wanted it to end safely and wanted her home. that's what happened. >> 200 specially trained officers penetrated the terrain called the river of no return wilderness to find dimaggio and the teen after hikers spotted them there on wednesday, three days after dimaggio allegedly killed her 8-year-ol
eric thomas and kristin we have will ob a half hour earlier than usual on the abc 7 morning news. >> the man accused of killing a woman and her son is dead. police shot and killed 40-year-old james dimaggio in idaho late this afternoon. the young girl was found, live and will soon be reunited with her father. we have the details. >> a six-day manhunt from san diego to idaho for a 40-year-old double murder subject and the girl he allegedly abducted, hannah anderson, is over. >>...
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join us monday morning at 4:00 with eric thomas and kristin. >>> breaking news from southern california. one person is dead and 11 others hurt after a driver hit a crowd of people at the venice beach boardwalk in los angeles this evening. a dark-colored sedan drove on to the the boardwalk in to a crowd of people just after 6:00. the driver seemed to be purposely aiming for them. the suspect may have turned himself in. >> all i can tell you is he is with our investigators at this time in the city of santa monica. whether this is the same individual that allegedly walked in or turned himself in to the santa monica police department i don't know that for certain but it is possible it is one and the same. >> the suspect's car was recovered in santa monica. >>> new details. police say a 19-year-old student was shot to death by a bullet meant for someone else. the passenger woman was a passenger in a car. someone outside of the car opened fire. the student died an hour later becoming the city's 30th homicide victim this year. the driver of the car is not considered a suspect. >>> three gunsho
join us monday morning at 4:00 with eric thomas and kristin. >>> breaking news from southern california. one person is dead and 11 others hurt after a driver hit a crowd of people at the venice beach boardwalk in los angeles this evening. a dark-colored sedan drove on to the the boardwalk in to a crowd of people just after 6:00. the driver seemed to be purposely aiming for them. the suspect may have turned himself in. >> all i can tell you is he is with our investigators at this...
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eric thomas and kristen sze will anchor our coverage. join us at 4:00 a.m. on abc7 morning news. >> oakland fire department is investigating a cause of overnight house fire that critically injured a resident. they arrived at the home just after 3:00 a.m. they rescued a man inside the home and took him to the hospital. it took firefighters about 16 minutes to bring the flames under control. investigators say the fire does not appear to be suspicious. >> in developing news, investigators in oakland are trying to find clues into the 58th homicide of year. sky7hd was over the scene last night. officers found one man dead at the scene there. police have yet to say if anyone else was injured and have not released details on what happened. >>> today a countywide gun buy-back event will be held at three east bay locations. several local police departments are taking part. officers will exchange working firearms for gift cards. no questions asked. residents can receive up to $200 for an assault weapon, $100 for handgun and $50 for shotguns or leifls. they say the fir
eric thomas and kristen sze will anchor our coverage. join us at 4:00 a.m. on abc7 morning news. >> oakland fire department is investigating a cause of overnight house fire that critically injured a resident. they arrived at the home just after 3:00 a.m. they rescued a man inside the home and took him to the hospital. it took firefighters about 16 minutes to bring the flames under control. investigators say the fire does not appear to be suspicious. >> in developing news,...
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good morning, thanks for joining us i am eric thomas. >> it is around this morning and it is affecting the roads and, also, the temperatures. mike? >> temperatures are just a bit warmer this morning by one to four degrees because of the mild and moist air we seeing is just drizzle on live doppler 7 hd, not rain. the sun is up despite the radiation on the radar from the run rising and we have not seen it here and we cannot see it on mount tamalpais because the marine layer is higher tomorrow around 2,500'. for the bay, 58 drizzle through 7:00 and probably more like 9:00 and we will be partly cloudy by noon but low 60's at 4:00 in the upper 60's and the clouds return and so will the cool weather and low 60's by 7:00 and inland we have drizzle and 57 and clouds linger in the north board of inquiry noon and everyone else is clear and in the mid-60's and mid-70's but dropping into the upper 60's so jacket weather after 7:00 and we will be stuck in the 50's all day with the drizzle ending by noon at the coast. now the morning commute. good news, muni is resuming service for the lines replace
good morning, thanks for joining us i am eric thomas. >> it is around this morning and it is affecting the roads and, also, the temperatures. mike? >> temperatures are just a bit warmer this morning by one to four degrees because of the mild and moist air we seeing is just drizzle on live doppler 7 hd, not rain. the sun is up despite the radiation on the radar from the run rising and we have not seen it here and we cannot see it on mount tamalpais because the marine layer is higher...
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i'm eric thomas. the alameda county sheriff's office is investigating a hayward side on the hayward/san lorenzo border. it happened shortly after midnight. they received shots of gunshots fired in the area. they got to the scene and found a man's body lying in the street. authorities say the victim is 33 years old. they have not released his identity nor any information nor suspect nor motive. detectives are trying to track down witnesses. >>> a check on the wednesday morning traffic with leyla gulen. >> as we take a look in san jose, we have this report of an accident blocking a lane northbound around 87 leaving was a heavy backup. still looking at heavy backups on 101 due to an earlier accident. that here's a look at our drive time traffic. 50 minutes out of tracy into dublin. >> thank you very much. when we come back, meteorologist >>> good morning. most of us waking up to 50. napa 48 and antioch, 62. today, temperatures above average, especially away from the coast where you'll have more cloud cov
i'm eric thomas. the alameda county sheriff's office is investigating a hayward side on the hayward/san lorenzo border. it happened shortly after midnight. they received shots of gunshots fired in the area. they got to the scene and found a man's body lying in the street. authorities say the victim is 33 years old. they have not released his identity nor any information nor suspect nor motive. detectives are trying to track down witnesses. >>> a check on the wednesday morning traffic...
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. >> we will check the forecast, i am eric thomas. >> it is very humid so a frizzy hair day. to miles visibility at half moon bay and a lost that is drizzle. everyone looks like they have wide-spread drizzle so be careful. that will continue through 9:00. our forecast for the afternoon, a lot of sunshine inland and 70 to 78, and mild an the bay and mostly sunny and 64 to 74 and partly sunny at the coast to san francisco and 59 to 63. now leyla gulen has the commute the. >> good morning, mike, we have construction wrapping up in pleasanton and traveling along westbound 580, you can see we are still showing heavy traffic because the cones are not all picked up but we do have construction crews. slow for the cone zone and we have clear conditions over the altamont pass and the traffic is not built up yet and the golden gate bridge gets you from san francisco across the bay bridge and san mateo bridge is 12 minutes from east to west. outside we go and san jose is the drive along 280 away from 17, only one vehicle in the northbound direction. kristen and eric? >> contract talks wi
. >> we will check the forecast, i am eric thomas. >> it is very humid so a frizzy hair day. to miles visibility at half moon bay and a lost that is drizzle. everyone looks like they have wide-spread drizzle so be careful. that will continue through 9:00. our forecast for the afternoon, a lot of sunshine inland and 70 to 78, and mild an the bay and mostly sunny and 64 to 74 and partly sunny at the coast to san francisco and 59 to 63. now leyla gulen has the commute the. >>...
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i am eric thomas. mike nicco is here with a look at the weekend forecast. >> live doppler 7 hd shows visibility out there is fairly unlimited in the horizontal but we have cloud deck on top of us that is not going to hang around so expect more sunshine and warmer weather today. this is how it looks from the exploritorium camera you can see the clouds out there. inland, it will be 81 in the north bay to 89 in the east bay valley and around the bay, close to normal at 70 to 80 and the coast to san francisco mid-to-upper 60's. now, the traffic. sue? >> starting to bunch up out of the travel valley and out of the antioch which is typical. highway four shows under 30 minutes between antioch and concord and up and over the altamont pass you are looking at 32 minutes between 205 and the livermore area so that is a bit of a slow grind toward the dublin/pleasanton and bart, muni, ace, all mass transit is on time. the san rafael shot shows the blinking lights is pg&e crew this morning, a van plowed through a tre
i am eric thomas. mike nicco is here with a look at the weekend forecast. >> live doppler 7 hd shows visibility out there is fairly unlimited in the horizontal but we have cloud deck on top of us that is not going to hang around so expect more sunshine and warmer weather today. this is how it looks from the exploritorium camera you can see the clouds out there. inland, it will be 81 in the north bay to 89 in the east bay valley and around the bay, close to normal at 70 to 80 and the coast...
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eric thomas abc 7 news. >> this friday night. can women have it all. the explosive new book that says women should just stop trainin if you're like me, you've been working you've been working like a dog all year. but you don't need to camp out 'til labor day to reward yourself! mattress discounters' labor day sale is on now! rest those tired bones on a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497! get 48 months interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud collection. but this sale won't last long! ♪ mattress discounters! female narrator: it's posturepedic versus beautyrest it's posturepedic versus beautyrest with up to $400 off. serta icomfort and tempur-pedic go head-to-head with three years' interest-free financing. mattress price wars are on now at sleep train. ♪ your ticket to a better night's sleep ♪ >> facebook ceo cheryl sandberg has hot topic. lean in women and workbook spur talk about women can have the perfect job. perfect relationship. the perfect life. tonight abc news reporter paula harris catches up with the a
eric thomas abc 7 news. >> this friday night. can women have it all. the explosive new book that says women should just stop trainin if you're like me, you've been working you've been working like a dog all year. but you don't need to camp out 'til labor day to reward yourself! mattress discounters' labor day sale is on now! rest those tired bones on a queen size sealy gel memory foam mattress for just $497! get 48 months interest-free financing on the entire tempur-pedic cloud...
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we are starting early at four with abc7 morning news any cores eric thomas and kristen. >> authorities have identified the sore of bad lettuce that that caused a bad stomach illness. we have more. >> it's still a mystery. the source of the cyclospoia outbreak in 14 states. but after six weeks we know the source, at least in nebraska and iowa. the fda link it had to a stomach flu caused by the pair asite. linked to salad mix grown in mexico. the fda said their investigation was not implicating consumer packages sold in grocery stores. and the contaminated product is no longer being served. so while investigators believe the outbreak is over, sick people continue to be identified because without proper >>> that was richard besser reporting. in all, more than 400 people in 16 states have been sickened by the cyclosporia infection. >> police in santa cruz are searching for a robbery suspect who didn't use the drawtition natural ski mask and instead had a more fashionable disguise. they say this woman in her late 40s robbed a bank of the west on pacifica avenue jed just before noon. police
we are starting early at four with abc7 morning news any cores eric thomas and kristen. >> authorities have identified the sore of bad lettuce that that caused a bad stomach illness. we have more. >> it's still a mystery. the source of the cyclospoia outbreak in 14 states. but after six weeks we know the source, at least in nebraska and iowa. the fda link it had to a stomach flu caused by the pair asite. linked to salad mix grown in mexico. the fda said their investigation was not...
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i'm eric thomas. first up a look at the weather forecast. >> we've been watching storms up in mendocino county. that's as close as we are this morning to seeing any lightning or thunder -- seeing lightning and hearing thunder but there's nothing showing up right now in that form. just light showers now. we broaden out, it's pretty quiet around our neighborhoods right now. let's go down to the south and west. 160 miles away from the bay area. that's where the best radar returns and lightning strikes are occurring right now. in fact, about 64 strikes over the last hour. let's take a look at what happened last night around san bruno. we've got a picture for you of some of the lightning. yeah. as it turned night into day briefly as it was sparking through there. we appreciate that. back to the maps real quick. i wanted to take you down to -- there we go -- to the fire weather watch. you can see all the areas in red. western slope. northern mountains. our higher elevations not in the fire weather watch or
i'm eric thomas. first up a look at the weather forecast. >> we've been watching storms up in mendocino county. that's as close as we are this morning to seeing any lightning or thunder -- seeing lightning and hearing thunder but there's nothing showing up right now in that form. just light showers now. we broaden out, it's pretty quiet around our neighborhoods right now. let's go down to the south and west. 160 miles away from the bay area. that's where the best radar returns and...
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i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. we begin with the fire danger in the bay area and across northern california. right now, a red flag warning is in effect. amy hollyfield joins us from the fire station in sunol with the precautions fire crews are taking. amy? >> reporter: ama, they are gearing up at cal stations like this one because of the dry conditions. but also because of the threat of dry lightning. they have noticed the dry conditions here in the bay area, but they are really paying close attention to the predictions of the dry lightning. they have even called in firefighters from other parts of the state. so forecast is calling for thunderstorms in the bay area anytime between now and tomorrow morning. these storms aren't expected to produce rain but could create lightning strikes, and that, along with these dry conditions, is a nightmare for firefighters. >> lightning doesn't just land near the side of the road. it's out in the middle of nowhere. we have to either hike into it, fly into it, use air resources t
i'm eric thomas. >> and i'm ama daetz in for kristen sze. we begin with the fire danger in the bay area and across northern california. right now, a red flag warning is in effect. amy hollyfield joins us from the fire station in sunol with the precautions fire crews are taking. amy? >> reporter: ama, they are gearing up at cal stations like this one because of the dry conditions. but also because of the threat of dry lightning. they have noticed the dry conditions here in the bay...
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. >>> good morning, i'm eric thomas. a woman says she was attacked near santa clara university overnight. the woman in her 20s was walking home from a convenience store. that's when she says a man came up behind her, grabbed her and told her not to make any noise. she says she turned around, kicked the man, then ran home and called police. arriving officers were able to get a scent for police dogs and tracked it a block and a half away to the university campus where the scent ended. campus officials have been notified of this incident. >>> let's get a check of the morning commute. >> a little problematic this morning. we have another issue on 580 in the eastbound direction. it is a two-car crash and we're seeing heavy delays in the eastbound direction all due to construction between greenville and flynn road. in the westbound direction, though, pretty packed conditions remain. as we head into venetia, this accident blocking the road. >> thank you vep. >>> when we >>> good morning. harvesting the grapes in 40 and low 50-d
. >>> good morning, i'm eric thomas. a woman says she was attacked near santa clara university overnight. the woman in her 20s was walking home from a convenience store. that's when she says a man came up behind her, grabbed her and told her not to make any noise. she says she turned around, kicked the man, then ran home and called police. arriving officers were able to get a scent for police dogs and tracked it a block and a half away to the university campus where the scent ended....
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i'm eric thomas. search crews will continue looking for a missing oakland woman. 50-year-old sandra coke has been missing since sunday. police are not saying who provided them information that led them to search certain areas. they are questioning 56-year-old randy alana, a registered sex offender who is on cust du on an unrelated offense. he was seen with coke the night she disappeared. yesterday her family announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to coke's return. >>> we'll see how the friday morning traffic is going with leyla gulen. >> good news. the sigalert cancelled in dublin right at the 680 junction. we had one lane blocked. now everything is reopened. looks like some of those backups are dissipating slowly. still looking at heavy traffic over the altamont pass into livermore so about 35 minutes will get you from tracy into dublin. >> when we come bac >>> good morning. still working with some mist and drizzle in the morning commute. temperatures cooler than yesterday, mid to upper
i'm eric thomas. search crews will continue looking for a missing oakland woman. 50-year-old sandra coke has been missing since sunday. police are not saying who provided them information that led them to search certain areas. they are questioning 56-year-old randy alana, a registered sex offender who is on cust du on an unrelated offense. he was seen with coke the night she disappeared. yesterday her family announced a $100,000 reward for information leading to coke's return. >>>...
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. >>> good morning, i'm eric thomas. it's the first bay commute since the closure. lets get a traffic update for leyla gulen. >> plenty of people ditching cars and taking b.a.r.t. here is a look at a packed how the on b.a.r.t. station, the train at the mcarthur stop. you can see standing room only for a lot of people. lets go outside for the ones who are taking their cars across the san mateo, half our out of heyward into foster city, heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic out there. >> come on in. >> all right. we're going to go and show you temperatures in the 60s, upper 60s around san francisco. we'll have mid to upper 70s around the bay. even 80s inland. it's going to be warmer tomorrow but look for a cooling trend this announcer: it's "live with kelly and michael." today, mega movie star ryan reynolds. and the one and only shaquille o'neal. more memorable moments and your chance to win a trip to new york ur show. o our show. all next on "live." [captioning made possible by isney-abc domestic television] announcer: now here are kelly ripa and michael strahan! [cheers an
. >>> good morning, i'm eric thomas. it's the first bay commute since the closure. lets get a traffic update for leyla gulen. >> plenty of people ditching cars and taking b.a.r.t. here is a look at a packed how the on b.a.r.t. station, the train at the mcarthur stop. you can see standing room only for a lot of people. lets go outside for the ones who are taking their cars across the san mateo, half our out of heyward into foster city, heavy bumper-to-bumper traffic out there....
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i'm eric thomas. bay area commuters face another strike, this time by ac transit bus operators. the union representing them say they'll go on strike tonight unless significant progress is made in the contract goefshgss. their current agreement expired at the end of june but they kept working. >>> b.a.r.t. and its unions repairing their cases for tomorrow morning n. the governor could call for a 60-day cooling-off period in which there could be no strike or lockout. here's leyla gulen. >>> another nightmare on the bay bridge. across in the westbound direction, this is due to a staumed big rig at fremont street. save hooking it up to try to get it off the bridge. it has been really stubborn. eastbound side of 580 at eden canyon road, a big rig fire possibly blocking one lane. >> when we >>> well skom back. temperatures in the 50s everywhere, 59 in san jose, a little drizzle out there still. you can see the low clouds. they're going to be the mainstay of the forecast throughout the next several days along with temperatures about 7 to 10 degrees below average. so that puts us in the
i'm eric thomas. bay area commuters face another strike, this time by ac transit bus operators. the union representing them say they'll go on strike tonight unless significant progress is made in the contract goefshgss. their current agreement expired at the end of june but they kept working. >>> b.a.r.t. and its unions repairing their cases for tomorrow morning n. the governor could call for a 60-day cooling-off period in which there could be no strike or lockout. here's leyla gulen....